योऽयं कालस्तस्य तेऽव्यक्तबन्धो चेष्टामाहुश्चेष्टते येन विश्वम् । निमेषादिर्वत्सरान्तो महीयां- स्तं त्वेशानं क्षेमधाम प्रपद्ये ॥ २६ ॥
yo ’yaṁ kālas tasya te ’vyakta-bandho ceṣṭām āhuś ceṣṭate yena viśvam nimeṣādir vatsarānto mahīyāṁs taṁ tveśānaṁ kṣema-dhāma prapadye
- yaḥ
- that which
- ayam
- this
- kālaḥ
- time (minutes, hours, seconds)
- tasya
- of Him
- te
- of You
- avyakta-bandho
- O my Lord, You are the inaugurator of the unmanifested (the original mahat-tattva or prakṛti)
- ceṣṭām
- attempt or pastimes
- āhuḥ
- it is said
- ceṣṭate
- works
- yena
- by which
- viśvam
- the entire creation
- nimeṣa-ādiḥ
- beginning with minute parts of time
- vatsara-antaḥ
- up to the limit of a year
- mahīyān
- powerful
- tam
- unto Your Lordship
- tvā īśānam
- unto You, the supreme controller
- kṣema-dhāma
- the reservoir of all auspiciousness
- prapadye
- I offer full surrender
O inaugurator of the material energy, this wonderful creation works under the control of powerful time, which is divided into seconds, minutes, hours and years. This element of time, which extends for many millions of years, is but another form of Lord Viṣṇu. For Your pastimes, You act as the controller of time, but You are the reservoir of all good fortune. Let me offer my full surrender unto Your Lordship.